MotoringFile was born out of a love for all things MINI. Technically started in January 2003 with our first post announcing that MINI had just won car of the year. But in reality it started way before. I grew up with a love for all things automotive. That fascination was particularly influenced by my dad’s BMW 2002tii and my love for all things British.
MINI’s Al-Attiyah and Baumel are currently sitting in fourth place with Hirvonen maintaining seventh. Unfortunately bad continues to hamper the Dakar with weather conditions reducing the final leg distance. The one spot...
Thanks to Automotive News we have confirmation to the rumor that MINI is planning to have a major presence in the Super Bowl this year. More specifically MINI has bought a 30...
MINI is laying low for a bit when it comes to the show circuit, but that’s not stopping BMW from debuting new cars and (crucially for MINI fans) new tech. This week...
Official News: Day Five (Stage 4) ended on a high for reigning Dakar champions Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT) and co-pilot Mathieu Baumel (FRA) when they took their AXION X-raid Team MINI ALL4 racing...
The numbers are in and sales of MINI USA officially has bested 2014. While sales were down a substantial 24% for the month of December, throughout the year MINI sold a total...
Official Release: Day Three (Stage 2) of the 38th edition of the Dakar Rally ended with Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) living up to his nickname of the “Flying Finn” by placing his AXION...
We’ve been trying to get confirmation on this rumor for about six months with no luck. So we’re throwing it out there. While it doesn’t have the normal MotoringFile seal of approval...
Official release: New Year, new challenges: 2 January 2016 will see the start of the 2016 Dakar Rally, the traditional season opener of long-distance cross-country rallies. Once again MINI takes on this...
Consider this your friendly reminder – this Saturday MINI begins it’s defense of the Dakar title. Dakar is easily MINI’s most successful event in recent history with four straight wins – mostly...
MINI is preparing the Clubman’s new stealth package but it’s not quite ready for launch. While the package is listed on the configurator and the ordering guides, MotoringFile has learned the US...
